44INAROW
05-16-2006, 03:49 PM
Since this seems to be a good day for information, I thought I'd share the ABC Fall Lineup I ran across today....... (I hate to see Commander in Chief go :( - at least they left "Boston Legal" on Tuesday night)
ABC kills ‘Invasion’ and ‘Freddie,’ adds a dozen newcomers
By Diane Holloway | Tuesday, May 16, 2006, 09:07 AM
http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/tvblog/index.html
Although ABC has found booming success with several of its prime-time series, the network apparently felt the need to experience seismic shifts come fall.
Thus, this morning, the alphabet folks told advertisers in New York that a dozen new series — six dramas and six comedies — will join the schedule in the fall. And three new reality series have been picked up, too.
To make room for the new dozen, ABC has canceled “Invasion” (so we’ll never really know what happened to the hybrids), “Commander in Chief,” “Primetime Live,” “Hope & Faith” and “Freddie.” “Alias,” you’ll recall, ended its run, and ABC gave up “Monday Night Football.”
A surprise renewal is the spring newcomer “What About Brian.” An even bigger surprise is the shift of the hit “Grey’s Anatomy” from 9 p.m. Sundays to 8 p.m. Thursdays. If you’re a fan of “George Lopez,” don’t panic; the comedy will return after “Dancing with the Stars” ends later in the fall.
The new dramas are:
“Brothers & Sisters,” the family saga about adult siblings that stars Calista Flockhart, Ron Rifkin, Balthazar Getty, Rachel Griffiths and Patricia Wettig.
“Day Break,” with Taye Diggs as a detective who’s been framed for murder of the assistant district attorney. He is doomed to live the same day over until he solves his own case.
“Men in Trees,” starring Anne Heche as a relationship coach whose own relationships are less than fabulous.
“The Nine,” about the twists of fate encountered by nine people thrown together in a bank robbery and resulting hostage standoff. Tim Daly, Chi McBride, Scott Wolf and Kim Raver star.
“Six Degrees,” an “intriguing tale of intertwined destinies” of six attractive New Yorkers, from creator J.J. Abrams (“Lost”).
“Traveler,” about two young friends on the lam after being falsely accused of terrorism and a friend who is mysteriously missing.
The new comedies are: “Betty the Ugly,” an hourlong chuckler about an overweight Latina woman (America Ferrera) who works at a high-fashion magazine.
“Big Day,” about all the horrors that can happen on a couple’s wedding day (Marla Sokoloff and Josh Cooke star).
“Help Me Help You,” with Ted Danson as a group therapist; “In Case of Emergency,” about the disparate lives of former high-school friends (the enormous cast includes Jonathan Silverman and David Arquette).
“Let’s Rob …” about a guy who hopes to open a bar with proceeds from robbing Mick Jagger.
“Notes from the Underbelly,” about a newly pregnant couple and “the politics of parenthood.”
The reality shows, that will rotate in as replacements, are “Greg Behrendt’s Wake-Up Call,” a tough-love approach to romantic advice; “Just for Laughs,” a hidden-camera “real comedy”; and “Set for the Rest of Your Life,” in which contestants vie for a lifelong monthly paycheck.
The ABC prime-time schedule looks like this: (New series in italics.)
SUNDAY
6-7 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
7-8 p.m. “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”
8-9 p.m. “Desperate Housewives”
9-10 p.m. “Brothers & Sisters”
MONDAY
7-8 p.m. “Wife Swap”
8-9 p.m. “The Bachelor”
9-10 p.m. “What About Brian”
TUESDAY
7-8 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars”
8-8:30 p.m. “Let’s Rob …”
8:30-9 p.m. “Help Me Help You”
9-10 p.m. “Boston Legal”
WEDNESDAY
7-8 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars”
8-9 p.m. “Lost”
9-10 p.m. “The Nine”
THURSDAY
7-7:30 p.m. “Big Day”
7:30-8 p.m. “Notes from the Underbelly”
8-9 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy”
9-10 p.m. “Six Degrees”
FRIDAY
7-8 p.m. “Betty the Ugly”
8-9 p.m. “Men in Trees”
9-10 p.m. “20/20”
SATURDAY
7-10 p.m. Saturday Night College Football
ABC kills ‘Invasion’ and ‘Freddie,’ adds a dozen newcomers
By Diane Holloway | Tuesday, May 16, 2006, 09:07 AM
http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/tvblog/index.html
Although ABC has found booming success with several of its prime-time series, the network apparently felt the need to experience seismic shifts come fall.
Thus, this morning, the alphabet folks told advertisers in New York that a dozen new series — six dramas and six comedies — will join the schedule in the fall. And three new reality series have been picked up, too.
To make room for the new dozen, ABC has canceled “Invasion” (so we’ll never really know what happened to the hybrids), “Commander in Chief,” “Primetime Live,” “Hope & Faith” and “Freddie.” “Alias,” you’ll recall, ended its run, and ABC gave up “Monday Night Football.”
A surprise renewal is the spring newcomer “What About Brian.” An even bigger surprise is the shift of the hit “Grey’s Anatomy” from 9 p.m. Sundays to 8 p.m. Thursdays. If you’re a fan of “George Lopez,” don’t panic; the comedy will return after “Dancing with the Stars” ends later in the fall.
The new dramas are:
“Brothers & Sisters,” the family saga about adult siblings that stars Calista Flockhart, Ron Rifkin, Balthazar Getty, Rachel Griffiths and Patricia Wettig.
“Day Break,” with Taye Diggs as a detective who’s been framed for murder of the assistant district attorney. He is doomed to live the same day over until he solves his own case.
“Men in Trees,” starring Anne Heche as a relationship coach whose own relationships are less than fabulous.
“The Nine,” about the twists of fate encountered by nine people thrown together in a bank robbery and resulting hostage standoff. Tim Daly, Chi McBride, Scott Wolf and Kim Raver star.
“Six Degrees,” an “intriguing tale of intertwined destinies” of six attractive New Yorkers, from creator J.J. Abrams (“Lost”).
“Traveler,” about two young friends on the lam after being falsely accused of terrorism and a friend who is mysteriously missing.
The new comedies are: “Betty the Ugly,” an hourlong chuckler about an overweight Latina woman (America Ferrera) who works at a high-fashion magazine.
“Big Day,” about all the horrors that can happen on a couple’s wedding day (Marla Sokoloff and Josh Cooke star).
“Help Me Help You,” with Ted Danson as a group therapist; “In Case of Emergency,” about the disparate lives of former high-school friends (the enormous cast includes Jonathan Silverman and David Arquette).
“Let’s Rob …” about a guy who hopes to open a bar with proceeds from robbing Mick Jagger.
“Notes from the Underbelly,” about a newly pregnant couple and “the politics of parenthood.”
The reality shows, that will rotate in as replacements, are “Greg Behrendt’s Wake-Up Call,” a tough-love approach to romantic advice; “Just for Laughs,” a hidden-camera “real comedy”; and “Set for the Rest of Your Life,” in which contestants vie for a lifelong monthly paycheck.
The ABC prime-time schedule looks like this: (New series in italics.)
SUNDAY
6-7 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
7-8 p.m. “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”
8-9 p.m. “Desperate Housewives”
9-10 p.m. “Brothers & Sisters”
MONDAY
7-8 p.m. “Wife Swap”
8-9 p.m. “The Bachelor”
9-10 p.m. “What About Brian”
TUESDAY
7-8 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars”
8-8:30 p.m. “Let’s Rob …”
8:30-9 p.m. “Help Me Help You”
9-10 p.m. “Boston Legal”
WEDNESDAY
7-8 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars”
8-9 p.m. “Lost”
9-10 p.m. “The Nine”
THURSDAY
7-7:30 p.m. “Big Day”
7:30-8 p.m. “Notes from the Underbelly”
8-9 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy”
9-10 p.m. “Six Degrees”
FRIDAY
7-8 p.m. “Betty the Ugly”
8-9 p.m. “Men in Trees”
9-10 p.m. “20/20”
SATURDAY
7-10 p.m. Saturday Night College Football